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If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much.

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But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

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Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.

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Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.

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“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

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He spoke a parable to them. “Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t they both fall into a pit?

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A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.

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Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?

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Or how can you tell your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye.

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For there is no good tree that brings forth rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that brings forth good fruit.

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For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don’t gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

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The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

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“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things which I say?

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Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you who he is like.

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He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock.

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But he who hears, and doesn’t do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”

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After he had finished speaking in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

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A certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and at the point of death.

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When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant.

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When they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy for you to do this for him,

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for he loves our nation, and he built our synagogue for us.”

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Jesus went with them. When he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.

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Therefore I didn’t even think myself worthy to come to you; but say the word, and my servant will be healed.

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For I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

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When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned and said to the multitude who followed him, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel.”

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Those who were sent, returning to the house, found that the servant who had been sick was well.

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It happened soon afterwards, that he went to a city called Nain. Many of his disciples, along with a great multitude, went with him.

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Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her.

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When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, “Don’t cry.”

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He came near and touched the coffin, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I tell you, arise!”

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He who was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

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Fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited his people!”

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This report went out concerning him in the whole of Judea, and in all the surrounding region.

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The disciples of John told him about all these things.

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John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?”

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When the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptizer has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?’”

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In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight.

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Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

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Blessed is he who is not offended by me.”

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When John’s messengers had departed, he began to tell the multitudes about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

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But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are gorgeously dressed, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.

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But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.

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This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’

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“For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer, yet he who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he.”

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When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John’s baptism.

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But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.

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“To what then will I liken the people of this generation? What are they like?

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They are like children who sit in the marketplace, and call one to another, saying, ‘We piped to you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned, and you didn’t weep.’

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For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’

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The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard; a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

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Wisdom is justified by all her children.”

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One of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered into the Pharisee’s house, and sat at the table.

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Behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that he was reclining in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of ointment.

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Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

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Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner.”

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Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” He said, “Teacher, say on.”

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“A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

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When they couldn’t pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?”

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Simon answered, “He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most.” He said to him, “You have judged correctly.”

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Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head.

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You gave me no kiss, but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet.

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You didn’t anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.

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Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

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He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

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Those who sat at the table with him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

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He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”

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It happened soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of the Kingdom of God. With him were the twelve,

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and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out;

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and Joanna, the wife of Chuzas, Herod’s steward; Susanna; and many others; who served them from their possessions.

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When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable.

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“The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

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Other seed fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

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Other fell amid the thorns, and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.

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Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit one hundred times.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

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Then his disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean?”

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He said, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables; that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’

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Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

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Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

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Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.

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That which fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

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That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and bring forth fruit with patience.

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“No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a container, or puts it under a bed; but puts it on a stand, that those who enter in may see the light.

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For nothing is hidden, that will not be revealed; nor anything secret, that will not be known and come to light.

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Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has.”

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His mother and brothers came to him, and they could not come near him for the crowd.

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It was told him by some saying, “Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you.”

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But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it.”

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Now it happened on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out.

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But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water.

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They came to him, and awoke him, saying, “Master, master, we are dying!” He awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and it was calm.

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He said to them, “Where is your faith?” Being afraid they marveled, saying one to another, “Who is this, then, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?”

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They arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee.

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When Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man out of the city who had demons for a long time met him. He wore no clothes, and didn’t live in a house, but in the tombs.

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When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, “What do I have to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torment me!”

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For Jesus was commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For the unclean spirit had often seized the man. He was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters. Breaking the bands apart, he was driven by the demon into the desert.

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Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He said, “Legion,” for many demons had entered into him.

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They begged him that he would not command them to go into the abyss.

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Now there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain, and they begged him that he would allow them to enter into those. He allowed them.

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The demons came out from the man, and entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake, and were drowned.

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When those who fed them saw what had happened, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country.